Sunday, 20 January 2013

La
Maschera di Cera are an Italian prog band based in Genoa that came to
life in 2001 on the initiative of bassist and multi instrumentalist
Fabio Zuffanti. The line-up on “LuxAde”, their third album, also
features Agostino Macor (keyboards), Alessandro Corvaglia (vocals,
acoustic guitar), Andrea Monetti (flute, sax) and Maurizio Di Tollo
(drums). The album was released in 2006 for the independent label
Immaginifica and was produced by PFM drummer Franz Di Cioccio. Well,
all La Maschera di Cera’s albums are absolutely worth listening to
and “LuxAde”, a conceptual work based on the contrast between
light and dark as metaphors of good (Lux) and evil (Ade), is my
favourite one so far. The sound of the band is deeply rooted in the
seventies and the influences of bands as Banco del Mutuo Soccorso or
Le Orme are clear, nonetheless they do not lack originality managing
to add a personal and up to date touch to vintage sounds with
excellent results.

The
opener “Porta del cielo” (Heaven’s door) is just a short
delicate instrumental introduction for piano solo that leads to
“Doppia immagine” (Double image), a complex track describing the
urge to leave a dark reality of mirrors and false images and to look
for the light and a better way of life. The music features swirling
flutes and a jazzy sax solo and there are many changes in rhythm and
mood that seem to underline how winding and difficult a spiritual
path towards enlightenment might be. “I’m looking for the dawn
inside my heart / I’m walking on a rope... I’m still living among
the mirages of my dreams / I don’t want to keep on walking on the
same steps / I’m wasting every moment of my life...”.

“Un
senso all’impossibile” (A sense to the impossible) is a long,
complex track in two parts. The first part, “Teatro di follia”
(Theatre of madness), begins softly and features acoustic guitar and
delicate flute lines. An introspective quest for light and truth
could make you lose touch with reality and drive you insane. Blinded
by the light and by your desire to fly away like Icarus you risk
falling... “When the wind blows further to the North / Towards
white and pale auroras / This earth will slowly melt into a mirage,
like Atlantis... The horizon broke the border of my world / Closed
and still / In a trip, theatre of madness / I was giving a sense to
the impossible...”. Pounding bass lines coming out from the fading
sound of the blowing wind introduces the second part of the track,
“Il ricordo” (The Remembrance), then soaring swirling flute notes
come in and the rhythm takes off. Here the music might recall BMS,
featuring wild keyboard waves and passionate vocals. Holy passions
and vain dreams of glory drive your flight to nowhere and once you
have realized that, a feeling of rage rises, then rage gives way to
an infinite tiredness... “I run after planets and faint versions of
God / But now, all that I was running after is vanishing in the wind
/ And my soul is tired to start again from zero / To breathe again /
To burn again / To fly again...”.

“Orpheus”
is a track full of energy featuring a particular dark, bitter-sweet
mood. When you lose contact with reality you also risk losing the
people you love. Losing love can lead to losing hope... “I look at
your face and I can’t find it anymore / I can’t hear your voice /
I feel the abyss that is here and I want to take you with me...”.
The title was inspired by a character of ancient Greek mythology. You
can imagine travelling down to the underworld to take back what you
have lost, as Orpheus did to save his dead lover Eurydice, but you
know that it would be useless... “I’m not dreaming anymore / I
chose to go far beyond / Thousands of errors with me... I’m not
looking for the truth anymore / If you are sinking with me...”.

“Nuova
luce” (New light) is a complex track in four parts, “Passato”
(Past), “Sogno” (Dream), “Presente” (Present) and “Realtà”
(Reality). The music features sudden changes in mood and some
interesting classical hints. Once you have found a new light you
could realize that, all in all, it’s not better than the one you
left... “Over there, lost forever / Melted into the dark / This
consumed new light will vanish / Other colours / Different
reality...”. The end of this track reminds me of Lucio Battisti and
evokes some other “thoughts and words”...

Next
comes the wonderful suite in nine parts “Enciclica 1168”, the
“plat de résistance” of this work. It tells the story, set in
the Middle Ages, of a monk obsessed by his faith in God. The first
part “Scena I: Preludio (gennaio 17)” describes an abbey and the
troubled monk. The abbey is surrounded by a village whose inhabitants
don’t care for the “holy hand of God” and live in sin, getting
drunk and creating barriers between what belongs to earth and the
holy thoughts due to God. In the following scenes the music and words
describe the monk killing a blasphemous man, pushed by the vision of
a cross of light. Once the crime has been discovered the inhabitants
of the village try to track the monk down but he transforms himself
into a gigantic wasp with angel wings to exterminate the sinful
people wiping them out from the earth... “A blade of light / Was
all they needed / To melt the wax of its flight...”. The perfect
interaction between all the members of the band help create a Gothic
atmosphere where the evil side of religious power is depicted as in a
psychedelic dream.

The
last track, the colourful instrumental “Schema (v.s.d.)” is a
perfect conclusion for an amazing album. Dark and light have many
nuances and I’m sure you’ll discover a new one every time you
listen to this brilliant work...

Saturday, 19 January 2013

Rêverie
began life in Milan in 1996 on the initiative of composer and
guitarist Valerio Vado with the aim of performing an original
“ethnic-progressive” music inspired by European and Mediterranean
culture, a mix of traditional Italian Renaissance and Baroque music
with up to date sounds. After three interesting demos and a good live
activity, in 2008 Rêverie finally released a self-produced debut
album titled “Shakespeare, la donna, il sogno” with a line
up featuring Valerio Vado (guitars, keyboards, backing vocals), Fanny
Fortunati (vocals, percussion), Fulvia Borini (flute, mandolin),
Alberto Sozzi (clarinet, keyboards, banjo, flute), Daniele Defranchis
(guitars) and Mariella Mancuso (cello).

Reverie 2007

Most
of the pieces on “Shakespeare, la donna, il sogno” (Shakespeare,
the woman, the dream) come from the soundtrack for a theatre play of
the same name written by Stefania Amato, Fanny Fortunati, Valerio
Vado and Mariangela Zabatino. The play is set in Elsinore, in
Denmark, where a company of musicians perform music from the
Renaissance. At a given moment one of the musicians, by accident,
evokes the spirit of Yorick, a joker at the ancient court of
Elsinore, who comes to life again and tries to bring back to life
also a “dark lady” lost in his memory. To do so he tries to
remember his beloved woman through the verses of Shakespeare... Well,
the soundtrack for this play features some English traditional tunes
from the XVI-XVII centuries revised and arranged by the band and some
original tracks in the same style. The overall sound is prevalently
acoustic and if you like bands and artists such as Amazing Blondel or
the Italian minstrel Angelo Branduardi I'm sure you'll like this
album as well!

The
short instrumental opener “Willson's Wilde” sets the atmosphere
followed by “Sonetto 18” and “Sonetto 8”. The English lyrics,
as you can guess, are taken from Shakespeare's sonnets and interpreted by Fanny Fortunati's delicate vocals... “Music to hear,
why hear'st thou music sadly? Sweets with sweets war not, joy
delights in joy...”. Another nice short instrumental, “A Toy”,
leads to two more sonnets, “Sonetto 47” and “Sonetto 147”,
then the instrumental “Passamezzo antico” introduces the last two
tracks taken from the play, “O Mistress Mine”
and “Sonetto 130”.

The album features two more tracks not related
with the play, “Plurestantay memoroj” and "Kiam alvenos la
fino”, sung in Esperanto and credited as bonus tracks. The
atmosphere of the last two tracks is different from that of the
previous ones and they sound a bit like fillers here, even if they do
not waste the final result.

****

In
2011 Rêverie released on the independent label Downbridge Publishing
their best work so far, “Revado”, with a line up featuring
Valerio Vado (guitars, keyboards, backing vocals), Fanny Fortunati
(vocals, percussion), Fulvia Borini (flute, mandolin), Alberto Sozzi
(clarinet, keyboards, didjeridoo), Daniele Defranchis (guitars, bass)
and Laura Balbinot (cello). The overall sound here is richer than on
the previous work and the result of the recording sessions is a well
balanced mix of influences ranging from classical music to prog,
from folk to Kosmische music. “Revado” was released as a double
album with a first disc sung in Esperanto and a second disc featuring
the Italian version of the same pieces. The lyrics in Esperanto were
written by Andrea Fontana and in my opinion the band managed to
explore the sound of this particular language in a very effective
way. The Italian version of the same pieces allows an interesting
comparison with the sound of the Italian language while in the
booklet you can find also a translation of all the lyrics from
Esperanto into English checked by the London Esperanto Club.

Reverie 2011

The
opener “La tradezerta komercisto / Il mercante del deserto”
(Trader across the desert) takes you on a long journey through hot,
exotic landscapes following the tracks of timeless merchants and
travellers... “All around, a world of waves / The winding caravan
creeps along the dune-edge / Wind burning on my face / No rocks here
/ But in the heart appears a stony will to live / Burnished by the
sand...”. The music is evocative and full of warm colours, ethnic
and classical instruments embroider flying carpets of notes as the
soaring vocals lead the way. When you finally reach an oasis you can
get lost in your dreams under a shady palm while time begins to slip
from your hands as if it was sand in an hourglass.

The
ethereal “Kiam alvenos la fino / Quando verrà la fine” ( When
the end comes) is melodic and dreamy. This piece was included in the
previous album and here you can find it in a new, improved version.
The lyrics depict Death not as the end of your life but as the
beginning of a something new, still unknown... “When the End comes,
it will be sweet like breath of wind on summer morning / The dear
faces of my loved ones will slip away like fading dreams / And I
shall be alone...”.

“Arkana
belulino / La belle dame sans merci” (Arcane beauty) is darker and
features electric guitar solo passages, lively percussion patterns,
mellotron touches and a mysterious atmosphere. The lyrics depict a
strange love story between a man and a beautiful dancer, a dangerous
woman with a magic smile... “You have entered my life on the waves
of mystery / And now I remember no more whether ever I knew your
hidden origin...”. Once the man is under the spell of the woman he
has no escape, the beautiful creature is biding her time, ready to
strike... “Now you kiss my neck with unhesitating force / See, a
stage exit / A life cut short by bites...”.

“Plurmiljaraj
knaboj / Ragazzi millenari” (Boys across millennia) has a strong
Mediterranean flavour and tells the story of two boys, Ishmael and
Isaac, two brothers separated by a wall that prevent them from
understand each other. It's a metaphorical way to depict the never
ending conflict between Israel and Palestine... “Our brotherhood is
shattered thanks to despair / I so wish that he would call me... But
these calls cannot be, because of the wall...”.

“Danco
de l' maro / Danza del mare” (Dance of the sea) begins softly, with
the sound of the waves in the background and beautiful vocals soaring
from the sea... “From a dark wave of the sea / Suddenly flickers
like a tinkling bell / The light of the free spirit with taste as
bitter as sea...”. Then the rhythm takes off and you can set your
thoughts free while dancing with the sea. This piece reminds me every
now and again of Angelo Branduardi and blends in some way Renaissance
classical music with touches of Latin folklore.

“Plurestantaj
momoroj / Via dei ricordi” (Lasting memories) is a new version of
another track included in the previous album. An electric guitar
solo, sound effects and an uneasy mood lead to melodic vocals that
revive the memories of an old journey, precious pictures that can
still fill your soul with warmth and make you hear the sound of the
wind and an echo of forgotten voices... “Would the impressions
leave some room where newly hope could grow? / Within the lasting
memories, is there clue to the way ahead?...”.

“Koto
kay lumo / Fango e luce” (Mud and light) is melancholic and dark.
The music alternates acoustic and electric passages while the lyrics
deal with the mysteries of our brain and some philosophical issues
such as free will and knowledge. Maybe freedom is just a dream and
the forces of Mother Nature are stronger than our will... “Even if
I could foretell the workings of the brain by some mighty computer /
Would that really mean that every choice of mine is just
self-delusion?...”.

“Pluvas
rosmareno / Piove rosmarino” (Rosemary rain) is a dreamy, melodic
love song where ancient myths and visions seem almost coming to life
in a surreal, ethereal atmosphere and the borders between dream and
reality are blurred... “No longer can frontiers mark difference
between two mingled seas / Which through love and through divinity
have become an Ocean...”.

The
long, complex “Silkovojo / Via della seta” (Silk road) is a suite
divided into three parts. It describes in music and words a dreamy
journey along the Silk Road, from Europe to the ancient city of
Kashgar, in Western China... “Weighed down with dreams, I crossed
the sea / And now I wander quietly among the dunes in a still
atmosphere / This is my reality / Only such dreams light up life /
Like lamps lighting us from within / To guide our wandering on the
Earth...”. An excellent track!

The
instrumental “Oceano / Oceano” (Ocean) concludes the album. It's
an experimental, “cosmic” piece written and performed by Alberto
Sozzi featuring about six minutes of sound effects and evocative
clarinet lines. It adds more colours to a very interesting album
that, according to the band, should be considered as a tribute to the
eternal need of looking for new horizons.

Monday, 14 January 2013

Moogg
come from Brescia and began life in 2003 under the name Moog on the
initiative of Marco Dolfini (drums, percussion. vocals), Rosario
“Penny” Rampulla (bass) and Toni Gafforini (keyboards), one year
later guitarist Ivan Vanoglio joined the band and completed the line
up. In 2006 the band changed the name into Moogg to differentiate it
slightly from the famous Moog synthesizer and in 2007 they released a
first demo. In 2009 Penny Rampulla left the band and was replaced on
bass by Gianluca Avanzati, former member of other prog bands such as
Lithos and NotaBene. With this renewed line up, in 2011 Moogg finally
released a debut album on the independent label Mellow Records, “Le
ore i giorni gli anni” (The hours, the days, the years). Moogg's
source of inspirations range from seventies prog to jazz rock, from
psychedelia to Canterbury and every now and again they remind me of
D.F.A., another excellent Italian contemporary band. In this album
their love for bands such as Caravan and Hatfield and the North
shines through but you can find also many original ideas, some nice
funky passages, a strong sense of melody and well balanced
arrangements.

Moogg 2012

The
lively title track opens the album with a touch of bitter-sweet
nostalgia and grey and pink colors. When you are young you think that
you have all the time to shape your ideas, to find the right sounds
for your music and make your dreams come true. Later, as you grow up
and the daily grind absorbs your energies, you realize that your time
is running short and you have to hurry to reach your goals. You would
like to stop for a moment but you can't... “Now I know it / The
days are escaping from me / And I keep on running after them...”.

“Classe
21” (The 1921 contingent) is another excellent track dealing with
time. The lyrics portray an old man facing a youngster who perceives
him just as a burden and finds his stories boring and uninteresting.
But in the past the old man was bold and brave, he overcame many
obstacles, he fought during the war and every night his past comes
back to him and lives again in his dreams... “You seem incapable to
think of me as a young man / Films upon films made me believe that my
whole past was in black and white...”. The mood is dark while the
music marks the contrast between old and new compounding modern and
vintage sounds in a very effective way.

The
reflective “Il perché di esser me” (The reason to be me) begins
softly and the mood is dreamy. The lyrics are about growing up and
describe the need to leave behind your childhood. You have to
understand what you really want to do in your life, once you have
made up your mind you can take a new way but if you look behind for a
moment your toys seem almost to be smiling at you asking why you're
leaving... “It's time to go away, cheating on nostalgia... Now I
drive slowly along this new way...”. Eventually the rhythm takes
off and your journey can start.

“Gli
arroganti” (The arrogant people) is a beautiful instrumental track
featuring funky patterns and many changes in mood and rhythm. The
music seems almost taking you to a party and all you have to do is
relax, enjoy the nightlife and get into the swing of things. The
following “Responsabilità” (Responsibility) begins with a
frenzied rhythm and there's tension in the air. Well, when the party
is over you have to take up with reality. You have to pay a tribute
to your normality and think of your role on earth. Are you ready to
set a family and raise a baby? What would you teach to your children?
At least teach them to be brave, they have to set off on a long
journey... Eventually the tension melts giving way to a more relaxed
Latin rock passage. I know, sometimes
you have to throw caution to the wind and go with your heart but
beware! “Responsibility!”.

Then
comes the dreamy, calm instrumental “Lunalia”, followed by
another short instrumental track, “Moogugni”. The title is a kind
of mix between the words moog and grumbling and as the rhythm takes
off again you have better to get ready for another frenzied ride on
the wings of your imagination. The long, complex “Welfare botanico”
(Botanic welfare) concludes the album with a touch of “green
energy” and some reflections about the meaning of life. There's a
green sap which runs inside the trees and makes them grow, it gives
them energy without a reason... “I wish I were like that sap,
vegetal mind / Going up like that forever / Holding tight the life in
me / Knowing there's no other way...”.

All
in all, I think that this
is a very good album and that it's really worth listening to.

Michael "Aussie-Byrd-Brother": Anyone who wants to hear an inventive and talented modern band bring the
Canterbury sensibilities of Hatfield and the North/Caravan and 70's
jazz/rock/fusion kicking and screaming into the modern age, with typical
Italian tastefulness and a welcome sense of humour need look no
further. Moogg have released a beautifully produced, perfectly played
and exciting debut album that deserves plenty of attention, and I can't
wait to hear a follow-up. So much charm, potential and talent, and you
also won't find a better album to put you in a great mood either!... (read the complete review HERE).

Sunday, 13 January 2013

E.A.
Poe are one of the many one-shot bands of the Italian prog scene of
the early seventies. They came from the surroundings of Milan and the
line-up featured Giorgio Foti (keyboards, vocals), Beppe Ronco
(guitar, mandolin), Lello Foti (drums) and Marco Maggi (bass).
“Generazioni (Storia di sempre)”, a concept album about the
generation gap, is the only album they had the chance to release
before disappearing from the scene. It’s a real pity because this
album proves that they were a very promising band blending classical
influences with jazz and rock in the same vein as Le Orme, BMS and
PFM.

E.A. Poe

The
opener “Prologo” begins with recitative vocals on a suggestive
piano background... “Now we say stop to the kings, to the warlocks,
to our artificial paradises / We want to believe in what we feel /
Throw in the face of the past the sin of an apple / Imposed or, as
you say, inherited / All we want is nothing but to live / Be it right
or wrong...”. The lyrics are committed and the passionate words
sound like a statement of their purposes, then bass lines start to
pulse and to pump tension in while the electric guitar sets off on a
jazzy path backed by piano...

“Considerazioni”
starts with a catchy bass line, then the other instruments come in
adding tasteful sounds and colours while evocative lyrics depict the
metaphorical wall that divides the young from older people, awareness
and the pleasure at breaking down that wall, even committing
errors...

On
the next track “Per un’anima” (For a soul) the tension fades in
a bittersweet acoustic ballad... “How many hopes in your white face
/ That melts into the mist of the past / How many memories in your
blind eyes / That have seen so many things in such a hurry, you know
/ Perhaps you were running after what you were feeling inside /
Without knowing the price to pay / I don’t know why you are running
away from life / Life has gone away to be replaced by
remembrance...”.

“Alla
ricerca di una dimensione” (Looking for a dimension) recalls some
works of Le Orme and features excellent classically inspired organ
passages. The atmosphere is tense and solemn while the lyrics try to
depict the reasons for the fight against an oppressive reality that
can’t be accepted... “I look at a newborn baby... He grows up in
hurry and with him grows the wish to kill us all / He doesn’t
respect authority / Because of his instinct and because of his love
for freedom / Rebellion, what absurdity / He dies along with us and
there’s nothing left now / He looks at other people as if he was
reading inside himself an unknown story / Perhaps he can’t believe
it / He can’t accept it as if it was just nostalgia... We say to
him just wait for time to run over you / And you will understand...”.

“Ad
un vecchio” (To an old person) is a wonderful symphonic track that
seems to come from “Felona e Sorona”. The lyrics are about the
mistakes older people make and the impossibility to believe in
politicians who are the expression of a generation that pushed people
into the madness of war.

“La
ballata del cane felice” (The ballad of the happy dog) is more
relaxed. It’s a ballad featuring strummed acoustic guitars and
mandolin. The lyrics are about love as a traditional value... “Happy
dog running after its tail / Close the ancient circle of a game / And
when you reach it / That’s love...”.

The
final track “Generazioni” is another symphonic track featuring
beautiful organ and piano passages and melodic soaring vocals...
“Generation, the never ending story / Strange lost meetings / That
you can’t find again...”.

Tuesday, 1 January 2013

Quanah
Parker began life in Venice in 1981, going against the tide in a
period when progressive rock was completely out of fashion. They split up
in 1985 but, after a long hiatus, in 2005 they came to life again on
the initiative of keyboardist and composer Riccardo Scivales. In 2012
Quanah Parker finally released a debut album titled “Quanah!”, on
the independent label Diplodisc, with a line up featuring Riccardo
Scivales (keybords), Elisabetta “Betty” Montino (vocals),
Giovanni Pirrotta (electric guitar), Giuseppe Di Stefano (bass) and
Paolo “Ongars” Ongaro (drums). Over the years all the musicians
have honed their skills and the result of the recording sessions is a
well balanced mix of classical influences, progressive rock and jazz.
Some pieces date back to eighties while others are more recent but
you can't find any discontinuity in the style of the band, the
overall sound is excellent and everything works. Well, if you like artists
such as Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Santana or Kate Bush, give this
album a try!

The
short, dreamy opener “Chant Of The Sea-Horse” is a charming piece
for piano and vocals full of mystery and magic. There are no lyrics
and the beautiful voice of Betty Montino here is used as an
instrument with amazing results. The following “No Time For Fears”
begins softly, again piano and vocals take the lead but then all the
members of the band give their contribute and the rhythm rises. The
music and lyrics invite you to grow up inside, overcoming your fears.
There are many people who are prisoners of the daily grind, they're
sad and lost at the end of the day, almost incapable to heed their
heart and to develop their inner strength... “Switch the light off
/ Smile in the dark / And realize you’re alive...”.

“Quanah
Parker” begins with a burst of energy and some passages could
recall “Garofano Rosso” by Il Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, then the
music takes an autonomous direction with many changes in rhythm and
mood. Quanah Parker was a Comanche chief, the band was named after
him and this piece is a kind of trademark. The music tries to evoke a
rebellious spirit and a timeless need for freedom while the lyrics
draw a prayer to the wind. Eventually the wind seems to answer...
“The voice of wind is crying for a change! / Where is my axe?”.
The conclusive electric guitar solo expresses the rising rage of an
untamed soul.

“Sailor
Song” begins with a nervous rhythm while the lyrics depict the
image of a sailor who sets off on a journey across the sea heading
East, looking for the rising sun. Soon you realize that the journey
is a metaphor for an inner quest, a search for a man's identity
leading outside the borders of reality... “Strange reflexes in the
dark, charming echoes in the air / Have drawn my ship in an island
out of time...”.

“Flight”
is an outstanding instrumental track featuring vibrant, pulsating
bass lines and even a good bass solo. As the rhythm takes off you can
fly across a starry sky following dreams and notes. Then comes “The
Garden Awakes” where you can land in an enchanted place and walk
barefoot among flowers and leaves, breathing the fresh air of
springtime. Behind the gate of this magic garden you can regenerate
your soul and forget your dark memories. When you'll leave the garden
you will keep the new sounds and colours you have experienced in your
heart... “Something strange is happening to me / I can feel a new
breath of life... There’s a new human being inside me...”.

“After
The Rain” is another track full of optimism. It begins softly, you
can hear the sounds of a storm in the background but the storm is
soon over. The atmosphere is dreamy, the music is delicate and the
voice of Betty Montino soars clear in the air while the dark clouds
melt... “Everything seems so perfect and pure... Sun soon will
shine and with it my heart...”.

“Asleep”
evokes a dream of perfect harmony, a home on a cloud and singing
birds all around. Waking up could be very hard in a case like this
but you can always close your eyes again and try to go back to your
dreams, feeling as if you were floating between the sea and the sky.
Here in some passages the music veers to a Latin rock à la
Santana as in the following “Silly Fairy Tales” which is in
the same dreamy mood and depicts three merry elves and a snoring man
dreaming of fairy tales... “Sparklin’ drops captured my attention
/ So I could see...”.

“People
In Sorrow” is a bitter-sweet piano ballad featuring heartfelt
vocals and lyrics about solitary boys and girls unaware that there
are so many ways to forget the gloom around them. Here and in the
following “The Limits Of The Sky” the voice of Betty Montino
recalls Kate Bush and takes off running after wuthering heights...
“Under the sun, over the hills, running away with you / Watching
your eyes, hearing the notes, no strain inside our hearts... If only
I could, I’d fly with you to the limits of the sky above / If only
I could, I’d colour this song with the colours of the sky!”.

The
final track “Shenn Menn” reminds me of some works of Santana and
is taken from an original recording from 1984 with a line up
featuring Riccardo Scivales (keyboards), Roberto Noè (guitar,
vocals), Stefano Corvia (guitar), Roberto Veronese (bass) and
Giuliano Bianco (drums). It is credited as a bonus track and is a
proof of the good level of the band in their early days.

All
in all, I think that this is an excellent album although it's a pity
that the band did not exploit their native language for the lyrics
giving to the amazing voice of Betty Montino more chances to go off
the beaten tracks looking for a wider range of colours and sounds.